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Grand Prize Winner of the Phlearn contest!

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Grand Prize Winner of the Phlearn contest!

When Phlearn (my favorite site for photography and photoshop based knowledge) had its biggest contest ever I just had to enter. And guess what…. I won!

competition, fashion, Göteborg, mode, tävling

competition, fashion, Göteborg, mode, tävling

To see the winning image larger and in its fashion context, go to Conceptual fashion shoot for designer Emelie Arvidsson!

One of the reasons I chose to enter was in fact due to the jury, consisiting of some of my absolute favorite photographers that consistently inspire me; Brooke Shaden, Miss Aniela, Dean Bradshaw, and of course Aaron Nace himself (the creator and host of Phlearn). It’s so cool that they chose my image out of all the amazing and great entries.

I won amazing prices worth over $1,000. I received:

  • $150 Phlearn gift card to choose from fantastic PRO Photoshop Tutorials, actions, etc.
  • The very instructive SLR Lounge’s Lightroom 4 Workshop Collection.
  • A Lensbaby Composer PRO With Sweet 35 creating a spectacular tilt shift effect.
  • A Lowepro DSLR Video Fastpack 250AW which will be a fantastic help for me.
  • Cool Phlearn bracelets!

Also, as a little surprise Aaron had left the nicest and a really inspiring note in my delivery box. It is now stuck on my pinboard. Thank you Aaron for everything you do and for being just… awesome 😉

 

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Conceptual fashion shoot for designer Emelie Arvidsson

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Conceptual fashion shoot for designer Emelie Arvidsson

One of the highlights for me last year was shooting the fashion collection “The space that is and isn’t” for the amazing designer Emelie Arvidsson. Emelie contacted me for my conceptual and storytelling work and asked for an image concept that really was going to bring out the strong story and idea of her designs. The editorial got published by Papercut Magazine. 

Brief Conceptual, artistic, storytelling, “alienesc”, futuristic, space/void, silence, sculptural, surface, light concrete, strong shape…

The biggest challenge was to find the perfect location suiting the brief. We wanted to shoot in Göteborg (Gothenburg) and the city is not especially famous for its “light concrete” architecture… I scanned through all of town, going back and forth on my bicycle with one hand on the handlebars and the other holding my camera, viewing all modern architecture, visiting recent roadwork, climbing under bridges to look at the abutments, etc. And then, suddenly, it hit me. I knew the perfect spot. I’ve been there so many times without just thinking about it in this manner. It was right there, under (or perhaps better described as above) my nose. Once I showed it to Emelie, we both knew we had our location.

Photography | JENNY JACOBSSON
Designer & Styling | EMELIE ARVIDSSON
Model | ELLEN BRANTEMO
Hair & Make-up | LINNEA ARVIDSSON

 

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A year to remember – 2012, part 4/4

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A year to remember – 2012, part 4/4

And just like 2012, this summary has to come to an end. Over the last year I have not only shot images. I also have…

1 – …created three new sites:

  • a total makeover of jennyjacobsson.com (by design bureau Mollbyrån), including new logo and writing new about text.
  • a brand new Facebook page to share fun photography stuff, tips, and photo inspiration and sharing more of my work with you guys.
  • a completely new blog design showcasing my images so much better.
new design, website, blog, facebook page

2 – During the autumn I got a great new business card design (also from Mollbyrån), bought a new camera, and put together a great physical A3 portfolio.

business card, portfolio, canon 5d mark ii

3 – And so finally, in late December, we pulled off our big and mighty examination exhibition. 24 photographers from Fotoskolan Göteborg worked our tiny bums off to put everything together, exhibiting all our individual examination projects for a week. So stressful, so much to do, but in the end, so worth it and so much fun.

utställning, vernissage, konst

4 – A lot happened in 2012 and I’ve experienced so many new things. But most important of all, 2012 was a year filled with love and amazing friendship. Thank you so much you guys for being there and making life so much fun. <3

friendship, portraits, wedding

And oh yes…. I’m so ready for 2013!

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A year to remember – 2012, part 3/4

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A year to remember – 2012, part 3/4

The summary for the awesome year of 2012 continues!

1 – This was the year of interior shoots…

2 – …and architectural shoots…

arkitektur, Göteborg, bibliotek, Kurs- och tidningsbiblioteket

3 – …and photographing animals in the hostel Strandflickorna together with wonderful photographer Rania Rönntoft, a collaboration with Copywriter Axel Johansson and Art Director Andréas Silverblad.

vandrarhem, stuffed animals, uppstoppade djur, reklam, commerical

4 – It was the year of doing an assignment for Passivhus, a collaboration with Copywriter Anders Malm and again with Art Director Andréas Silverblad, taking us all the way to the finals of the competition Pitch 2012.

reklam, kampanj, miljö, energi, spara

5 – I did the profile image for Mollbyrån and Andreas Gustafsson, and continued to work on my self portrait project.

porträtt, Göteborg, conceptual, Mollbyrån, waterfall,

6 – I got the honour of photographing some of the cutest children ever…

shabby chik, porträtt, barn, Göteborg

7 – …and I visited exhibitions of some of the best photographers and artists, e.g. Sally Mann, David LaChapelle, Paul Graham, Christer Strömholm, Helmut Newton, Arnold Newman, Gerard Richter… and more.

Sally Mann, David LaChapelle, Christer Strömholm, Arnold Newman

 

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A year to remember – 2012, part 2/4

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A year to remember – 2012, part 2/4

Here’s the continuation of the summary for the awesome year of 2012!

1 – Oh the tasks you get from a photography school…. Here’s a self portrait magazine / fashion / beauty assignment with the location requirement “boat”.

concept, portrait, magazine, fashion, beauty, boat, Göteborg, Fotoskolan

2 – In April our class went on a photography inspirational week trip to Berlin and we had a blast! More images from Berlin here. Go Team Sauerkraut!

Tyskland, Germany, the wall, die mauer

3 – Portfolio images for Emma of “JO! Models” during the fashion project for the company rebranding. Watch the video campaign we shot!

mode, Göteborg, porträtt, modell, agentur

4 – Wonderful Hanna and Paddy got married in London and we were more than happy to fly over for that special occasion.

bröllop,

5-6 – Andreas and I went on a photo trip through the middle parts of Sweden to enjoy ourselves as well as shoot images for a project of mine. You’ll see more shots from this project coming up in the future. I would do this again EVERY summer if possible!

Sverige, derelicte, övergivna platser,
Sverige, derelicte, övergivna platser,

7 – As soon as we got the chance we relaxed and just enjoyed the summer of 2012. At least when I wasn’t sliding down muddy hills during location scouting…. or taking the office outside… or catching up on some business reading while resting my ankle. In conclusion, a lovely summer.

Göteborg, summer, bakom kulisserna

 

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A year to remember – 2012, part 1/4

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A year to remember – 2012, part 1/4

What a marvelous year it was, 2012. So filled with new experiences, new friends, challenges, and most of all, love. Here’s a little summary!

1 – It happened January 1st. 30 seconds into the new year, while watching the fireworks fade over Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. Andreas got down on one knee and asked me to become his wife. The answer couldn’t have been any more obvious! The wedding is in June 2013…

Meritus Pelangi, Kuala Lumpur, Langkawi, Malaysia,

2 – At Fotoskolan Göteborg (Photo school Gothenburg) I constantly greeted new challenges, here photographing e.g. architecture with flashes. Instructor the oh so kind Hendrik Zeitler.

Göteborg, Kuggen, Lindholmen, arkitektur

3 – My project “Movie Title Stills” with behind-the-scenes shots.

concept, posters, behind the scenes

4 – A collaboration with the talented Art Director Leo Dal and Copywriter Mike Stranéus for Livlinan. A big thank you to the model Daniel Liljedahl!

add, reklam,

5 – My favorite instructor through both years at Fotoskolan was David Bicho. Both because of his sense of humour as well as for the many, MANY, things he tought me about light.

ljus, studio, skuggkanter, hard light, soft light

6 – In March our apartment was invaded by equipment! It was time to shoot a commercial for our filmmaking course, with Johan Ekström, Hans Andersson, and Nadim Elazzeh.

reklamfilm, filma, kaffe,

7 – My favorite project of the year! Shooting the collection “The space that is and isn’t” for designer Emelie Arvidsson. Model Ellen B. of Modellink.

Göteborg, mode, futuristic, storytelling

 

Exhibition at Strandverket- Håkan Ludwigson

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Exhibition at Strandverket- Håkan Ludwigson

This week we got the wonderful opportunity to get a private showing of the great exhibition present at Strandverket on Marstrand, by no less than Håkan Ludwigson. Håkan is the introducing exhibiting photographer of this new gallery for photography, sculptures, video, design, and fashion. Håkan is highly inspiring both as a person and by his work of art. It was a great showing with Håkan being incredibly nice, insightful, and he gave a lot of himself and his experience. Thank you Håkan!

The gallery is in the old defensive fort at the harbor of the island Marstrand. I certainly recommend a visit at Strandverket if you have the chance!

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Gothenburg in the Mist

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Gothenburg in the Mist

This weekend Gothenburg (Göteborg) was shrouded in fog. Very cinematic. And it made me actually love autumn, for once!.

 

MY TIP FOR FURTHER READING! conceptual, portrait, Göteborg, dreads, dreadlocks, medieval, magic, fantasy, sorceress, witch, enchantress, dress, forestWe surely celebrated autumn in Göteborg (Gothenburg) in this conceptual portrait of Rania, bringing out the colours and essence of autumn! Come with us into the world of fantasy…

 

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